Giancarlo Esposito
Acting
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and its prequel series Better Call Saul from 2017 to 2022. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice for this role. He earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
His other television roles include federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series Dear White People (2017–2021), Stan Edgar in the Amazon series The Boys (2019–present) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem (2019–present), acted in the HBO drama series Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023), The Gentlemen (2024), and The Residence (2025).
He is also known for his collaboration with Spike Lee, acting in several of his films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). His other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Monkeybone (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010), Okja (2017), Megalopolis (2024), MaXXXine (2024), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He voiced Akela in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016).
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Filmography of
Giancarlo Esposito
Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
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Self
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Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
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Sidewinder
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Mayor Cicero
... 2024
Teddy Knight, Esq.
... 2024
Lambert
... 2024
Baxter Stockman (voice)
... 2023
Taxi Driver
... 2022
Self
... 2022
Beauty's Father
... 2022
... 2021
Bob
... 2020
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Archie Brubaker
... 2020
Paul
... 2020
Tom Volk
... 2019
Lloyd
... 2019
Narrator
... 2018
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... 2017
Mason Washington
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Frank Dawson
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Narrator
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Congressman Frank McClaren
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Self
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Captain Powell
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Akela (voice)
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Self (archive footage)
... 2015
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Dr. Sabian
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Bernard
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Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
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Ra's al Ghul (voice)
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Narrator
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Pruit Normings
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Rufus Buck
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Narrator
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Oliver Ohrt
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Daramus Holiday
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Father Heery
... 2011
Daytona LeMans
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Inspector Hollander
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Auggie
... 2010
Self
... 2009
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Dr. Palmer
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Young
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Nino
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Roberto Vega
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Fred
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Dwayne Burkhalter
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Parole Officer Hernandez
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Ken Arnold
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Senator Dillings
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Detective Church
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Little Jeff
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Benson Cooper
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Director
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Dr. Peña
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Detective Esposito
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Captain Pierce
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Vargas
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Lt. Garner
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Hank
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J.C. Reynolds
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Karl
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Cassius Clay, Sr.
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Miguel Algarin
... 2001
Hypnos
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Mike Giardello
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Spike
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Dr. Lawrence Carver
... 1998
Chaz Villanueva
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Blind Man (uncredited)
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Louie
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Reuben Escobar
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Mr. Peavey
... 1998
Darryl
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Joseph Grange
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Georgie
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Charlie Dunt
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Henry Kunitz
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Jonathan Driscoll
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Rich Man/Pimp
... 1996
David Matthews (uncredited)
... 1995
Host Tim Timko
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Tommy Finelli
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Paul Lamont
... 1995
Jack Baer
... 1995
1st OTB Man / Tommy
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Stoney
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Esteban
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Jack
... 1994
Autobiography Reading (voice)
... 1993
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
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Arthur Sistrunk
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Thomas Hayer
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Bugs Raplin
... 1992
YoYo
... 1991
Jimmy Jiles
... 1991
Homeless Man
... 1991
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
... 1990
Lance
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... 1989
Buggin Out
... 1989
Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
... 1988
Gang Member #1
... 1987
Howie
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Videoplayer
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Simon Fernandes
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Marcus
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Street Vendor
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Intruder
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Elisha
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Bumpy Hood
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Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
... 1984
Cellmate #2
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Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
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Jamie
... 1981
Puerto Rican Teenager
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Vernon Dahmer